TS1363 Putting songs on a new iPod nano

I have a new iPod nano. When I plug it in to put songs on it, I get a message "An iPod has been detected but could not be identified properly". I have uninstalled and installed an updated version of iTunes, but still get this message. How do I get iTunes to identify the iPod? Thank you!

Hey gotfaith,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities! There's an article that addressed that exact error message on iPod nanos. Check out the article here, go through the troubleshooting steps, and it should resolve your issue:
iPod nano: Error message saying that iPod 'could not be identified properly'
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3218
All the best,
David

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TS1363 Putting songs on a new iPod nano

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